Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Reward to be offered in fatal beating at Blue Line station (L.A. Times) The Board of Supervisors has approved a $10,000 reward for information leading [continue reading]
It’s official: there are now four Metro Rail projects currently under construction after the Metro earlier this week gave its contractors — the Regional Connector Constructors, Joint Venture — the official “notice to proceed” on building the line. Until recently, Metro never had more than two rail projects underway at the same [continue reading]
Three other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting today that might be of interest: •The Board approved the following official name changes to Metro Rail stations, although signage will often continue to reflect shorter names: –The Blue Line’s Grand Station becomes the ‘Grand/Los Angeles Trade-Technical College [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Los Angeles man dies week after assault at Metro Blue Line station (L.A. Times) A 65-year-old man who was assaulted by two women at the [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! If you’re a hockey fan and lucky enough to be attending the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, the Pico Station shared by the [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Editor’s note: Hello Source readers. I’m traveling this week and will be mostly away from the blog — but wanted to catch up to the [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! My horrible, hopeful L.A. commute (Zocalo Public Square) Columnist Joe Mathews writes about his three- to four-hour daily journey that involves starting in South Pasadena, [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Reminder: Game 7 between the Kings-Ducks begins at 6 p.m., which also brilliantly coincides with the Friday Happy Hour. If you’re considering celebrating this lovely [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Here are two plans for an airport people mover (Curbed LA) The Curbed post is based on tweets from L.A. Times transportation reporter Laura Nelson, [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Union Station’s complexity grows 75 years down the line (L.A. Times) A super interesting essay by architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne on the history of Union [continue reading]
